After this weekend, Fort Collinsí musical landscape will have some big boots to fill. After seven years, and more beers than they can count, local band Give íEr Hell is calling it a day. The local Southern Rock band will host a farewell show on Saturday at Hodiís Half Note.

We caught up with the bandís founder/guitarist, Buck Dubs, via email to find out why the split and whatís next.

Question: So after seven years, why are you guys calling it quits?

Answer: We just felt it was time. When we first started up ítil about a year ago, we would practice three to four times a week, play every weekend, recorded albums, promoted and toured. It was a full time job for all of us. It was all we had, and was what we did. That time was so good and fun for us and we felt like we were going to take over the world and rock íní roll ítil we died. Work, kids, school, relationships, marriages, our other bands, business and growing up are all some of the many reasons we cannot devote ourselves to what Give íEr Hell deserves and needs. Give íEr Hell used to be the center of our universe, but now life has snuck up on us. We finally sat down and talked about what we all knew was happening and we all mutually decided it was best for Give íEr Hell to be remembered for what it was and not fade away. We want to go out while we can still sell out shows and people still care. It is literally the most bittersweet thing any of us have ever had to do. This band was our life and now that chapter is ending. I feel like we have left a small legacy and we are proud of that.

Q: Whatís next for you?

A: We will always play music, and always play in bands. Itís who we are. It is the only thing we are good at. I have a beautiful wife, my new band Talisker Skye that is taking off, the Broncos and fly fishing. Scott has some huge things coming up and is managing a bar. Jasper is going to school in Denver and getting a degree in World Domination. Tobi is a proud father, running his own tattoo shop, and plays in Guerrilla Radio with Sham. Shamrock plays in half a dozen bands along with Guerrilla Radio, and shreds in between his work schedule. I think we are all just going to live and play as much music as we can. It just wonít be the five of us anymore. We are all still best friends and love each other dearly. Ending GEH is a mutual and friendly decision that we all knew was right. No one is to blame for our parting other than the little thing called life.

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Q: How has Give íEr Hell influenced your life?

A: It has been my whole life up until I met my wife and got married. These dudes are my best friends. I love them like brothers. They were the groomsmen in my wedding. I have been through more with these guys than anyone. This is the end of the band but not our bond. We experienced something great, unique and special together, and we will always be a family to each other. We had the privilege of seeing and doing some of the most fun and craziest things in the world. We will have and hold on to those memories forever. We got to see the country, record some songs, play countless shows, drink some booze and made a ton of friends along the way. This has been some of the best years of my life and it has made me who I am. I feel like I lived a lot of life in the past seven years. Itís humbled us all and made us really value what it is important. It has taught us how hard trying to make music is, and how you canít take anything for granted.

Q: How has it influenced your other projects?

A: I donít know if this band has directly influenced my other band Talisker Skye, or Tobi and Shamís band, Guerrilla Radio. GEH is all rock íní roll and not trying to fit in, or be something itís not. We all love and listen to all types of music. We all listen to metal, punk, country, acoustic, rock and pop. We are influenced by it all. I think GEH was the result of a love of rock íní roll and country/southern rock. We never tried to be a certain kind of band, it was what just came out when we wrote and jammed. After seven years, I think a few of us wanted to play other types of music and explore different things. That is how Talisker Skye was born. I wanted to play something completely different than Give íEr Hell and I love where it is going. Guerrilla Radio is a Rage Against The Machine cover band, so the guys obviously wanted to play something else they loved that didnít fit into what GEH did. We will always be rockers, no matter what. We will always want to play awesome riffs and sing about simple things. But I do know that there is more music in all of us that is different from GEH.

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Q: What is the likelihood of reunion gigs in the future?

A: Slim, but who is to say. We have always done an annual July Fourth show called Freedom Fest with our favorite bands and friends. We throw a huge patriotic party and this year would have been the sixth annual. Now that the band is splitting, we are torn whether we should do another Freedom Fest with other bands and not us, or possibly make an appearance. Not rehearsing and trying to play a show nine months from now might be a train wreck, but who is to say. We can never say for certain what the future holds, or if Give íEr Hell will make a comeback in the future.

Q: What can fans expect from the farewell show?

A: We are just going to do what we do. We donít want to go out like some big rock stars and pull out the big stage antics. We want to go out as a band who will miss playing with each other and playing for our fans. We are just going to play some songs we havenít played in years, and we are gonna play a long set. We want to play as much as we can for the people that come out so everyone gets their moneyís worth. We came into this band as simple guys, had some success, and now we are going to leave as simple men. But you better believe that we will do the over-the-top rock íní roll that we always have.

Q: Any last words?

A: We will miss the fans the most. I hope we see as many of them as possible at this final show so that we can close the book on a high note and enjoy it with all of our best friends. Thank you to everyone who ever gave a damn about us, our families, and all of our friends for the many years of love and support. It means more than you could possibly know. We kept playing ícause you guys kept showing up. Itís been a hell of a ride.